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CCNA 1: Networking
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Cisco Networking Academy Program

Version 3.1

Last updated: September 2004

Table of Contents
CCNA 1: NETWORKING BASICS............................................................................................................. 1
TARGET AUDIENCE ...................................................................................................................................... 3
PREREQUISITES ............................................................................................................................................ 3
COURSE DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................................................. 3
COURSE OBJECTIVES.................................................................................................................................... 4
LAB REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................................... 4
CERTIFICATION ALIGNMENT ........................................................................................................................ 4
COURSE OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................... 4
COURSE OUTLINE ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Module 1. Introduction to Networking.............................................................................................. 6
Module 2. Networking Fundamentals ............................................................................................... 6
Module 3. Networking Media............................................................................................................ 7
Module 4. Cable Testing ................................................................................................................... 8
Module 5. Cabling LANs and WANs ................................................................................................. 9
Module 6. Ethernet Fundamentals .................................................................................................. 10
Module 7. Ethernet Technologies.................................................................................................... 10
Module 8. Ethernet Switching ......................................................................................................... 11
Module 9. TCP/IP Protocol Suite and IP Addressing..................................................................... 11
Module 10. Routing Fundamentals and Subnets............................................................................... 12
Module 11. TCP/IP Transport and Application Layer...................................................................... 13
Case Study: Structured Cabling............................................................................................................. 14

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 Target Audience
The target audience is anyone who desires a practical, technical introduction to
the field of networking. This includes high school students, community college
students, and lifelong-learning students who are interested in careers as network
technicians, network engineers, network administrators, and network help-desk
staff.

Prerequisites
The successful completion of this course, requires the following:
n Reading Age Level (RAL) of 13
n Basic computer literacy and awareness of the Internet
The following skills are beneficial, but not required:
n Prior experience with computer hardware, binary math, and basic electronics
n Background in cabling

Course Description
CCNA 1: Networking Basics is the first of four courses leading to the Cisco
Certified Network Associate (CCNA) designation. CCNA 1 introduces Cisco
Networking Academy Program students to the networking field. The course
focuses on the following:
• Network terminology
• Network protocols
• Local-area networks (LANs)
• Wide-area networks (WANs)
• Open System Interconnection (OSI) model
• Cabling
• Cabling tools
• Routers
• Router programming
• Ethernet
• Internet Protocol (IP) addressing
• Network standards
In addition, the course provides instruction and training in the proper care,
maintenance, and use of networking software, tools, and equipment.

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 Course Objectives
The CCNA certification indicates knowledge of networking for the small office,
home office (SOHO) market, and the ability to work in small businesses or
organizations using networks that have fewer than 100 nodes. A CCNA certified
individual can perform the following tasks:
n Install and configure Cisco switches and routers in multiprotocol
internetworks using LAN and WAN interfaces
n Provide Level 1 troubleshooting service
n Improve network performance and security
n Perform entry-level tasks in the planning, design, installation, operation, and
troubleshooting of Ethernet and TCP/IP networks.
CCNA 1 is an important step toward achieving CCNA certification.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to perform tasks related to
the following:
n Networking mathematics, terminology, and models
n Networking media such as copper, optical, and wireless
n Testing and cabling LANs and WANs
n Ethernet Operation and 10/100/1000/10 G versions of Ethernet
n Ethernet Switching
n IP addressing and subnetting
n IP, TCP, UDP, and application layer protocols

Lab Requirements
Please refer to the CCNA Equipment Bundle Spreadsheets on Academy
Connection.

Certification Alignment
The curriculum is aligned with the Cisco Internet Learning Solution Group
(ILSG) INTRO and ICND courses.

Course Overview
The course has been designed for 70 contact hours. Approximately 35 hours will
be designated to lab activities and 35 hours will be spent on curriculum content.
A case study on structured cabling is required, but format and timing will be
determined by the Local Academy.

The following changes have taken place since CCNA version 2.x:
n More information on optical and wireless media
n More cable testing terminology and concepts

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 n More details on the operation of Ethernet
n More focus on Fast, Gigabit, and 10-Gigabit Ethernet
n Structured cabling resource materials have been moved to the case study
n Case study is now required with format and timing determined by the Local
Academy
n More interactive flash activities
n Lab focus on cable making, building small networks, and interconnecting
devices

The following changes have taken place since CCNA version 3.0:
n Technical updates
n Improved readability

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 Course Outline
Module 1. Introduction to Networking
Overview
1.1 Your Connection to the Internet
1.1.1 Requirements for Internet connection
1.1.2 PC basics
1.1.3 Network interface card
1.1.4 NIC and modem installation
1.1.5 Overview of high-speed and dialup connectivity
1.1.6 TCP/IP description and configuration
1.1.7 Testing connectivity with ping
1.1.8 Web browser and plug- ins
1.1.9 Troubleshooting Internet connection problems
1.2 Networking Math
1.2.1 Binary presentation of data
1.2.2 Bits and bytes
1.2.3 Base 10 number system
1.2.4 Base 2 number system
1.2.5 Converting decimal numbers to 8-bit binary numbers
1.2.6 Converting 8-bit binary numbers to decimal numbers
1.2.7 Four-octet dotted decimal representation of 32-bit binary
numbers
1.2.8 Hexadecimal
1.2.9 Boolean or binary logic
1.2.10 IP addresses and network masks
Summary

Module 2. Networking Fundamentals

Overview
2.1 Networking Terminology
2.1.1 Data networks
2.1.2 Network history
2.1.3 Networking devices
2.1.4 Network topology

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 2.1.5 Network protocols
2.1.6 Local-area networks (LANs)
2.1.7 Wide-area networks (WANs)
2.1.8 Metropolitan-area networks (MANs)
2.1.9 Storage-area networks (SANs)
2.1.10 Virtual private network (VPN)
2.1.11 Benefits of VPNs
2.1.12 Intranets and extranets
2.2 Bandwidth
2.2.1 Importance of bandwidth
2.2.2 Analogies
2.2.3 Measurement
2.2.4 Limitations
2.2.5 Throughput
2.2.6 Data transfer calculation
2.2.7 Digital versus analog
2.3 Networking Models
2.3.1 Using layers to analyze problems in a flow of materials
2.3.2 Using layers to describe data communication
2.3.3 OSI model
2.3.4 OSI layers
2.3.5 Peer-to-peer communications
2.3.6 TCP/IP model
2.3.7 Detailed encapsulation process
Summary

Module 3. Networking Media

Overview
3.1 Copper Media
3.1.1 Atoms and electrons
3.1.2 Voltage
3.1.3 Resistance and impedance
3.1.4 Current
3.1.5 Circuits
3.1.6 Cable specification and termination

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 3.1.7 Coaxial cable
3.1.8 STP cable
3.1.9 UTP cable
3.2 Optical Media
3.2.1 The electromagnetic spectrum
3.2.2 Ray model of light
3.2.3 Reflection
3.2.4 Refraction
3.2.5 Total internal reflection
3.2.6 Multimode fiber
3.2.7 Single-mode fiber
3.2.8 Other optical components
3.2.9 Signals and noise in optical fibers
3.2.10 Installation, care, and testing of optical fiber
3.3 Wireless Media
3.3.1 Wireless LAN organizations and standards
3.3.2 Wireless devices and topologies
3.3.3 How wireless LANs communicate
3.3.4 Authentication and association
3.3.5 The radio wave and microwave spectrums
3.3.6 Signals and noise on a WLAN
3.3.7 Wireless security
Summary

Module 4. Cable Testing

Overview
4.1 Background for Studying Frequency-Based Cable Testing
4.1.1 Waves
4.1.2 Sine waves and square waves
4.1.3 Exponents and logarithms
4.1.4 Decibels
4.1.5 Time and frequency signals
4.1.6 Analog and digital signals in time and frequency
4.1.7 Noise in time and frequency
4.1.8 Bandwidth

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 4.2 Signals and Noise
4.2.1 Signaling over copper and fiber optic cabling
4.2.2 Attenuation and insertion loss on copper media
4.2.3 Sources of noise on copper media
4.2.4 Types of crosstalk
4.2.5 Cable testing standards
4.2.6 Other test parameters
4.2.7 Time-based parameters
4.2.8 Testing optical fiber
4.2.9 A new standard
Summary

Module 5. Cabling LANs and WANs

Overview
5.1 Cabling the LAN
5.1.1 LAN physical layer
5.1.2 Ethernet in the campus
5.1.3 Ethernet media and connector requirements
5.1.4 Connection media
5.1.5 UTP implementation
5.1.6 Repeaters
5.1.7 Hubs
5.1.8 Wireless
5.1.9 Bridges
5.1.10 Switches
5.1.11 Host connectivity
5.1.12 Peer-to-peer
5.1.13 Client-server
5.2 Cabling the WANs
5.2.1 WAN physical layer
5.2.2 WAN serial connections
5.2.3 Routers and serial connections
5.2.4 Routers and ISDN BRI connections
5.2.5 Routers and DSL connections
5.2.6 Routers and cable connections

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 5.2.7 Setting up console connections
Summary

Module 6. Ethernet Fundamentals

Overview
6.1 Ethernet Fundamentals
6.1.1 Introduction to Ethernet
6.1.2 IEEE Ethernet naming rules
6.1.3 Ethernet and the OSI model
6.1.4 Naming
6.1.5 Layer 2 framing
6.1.6 Ethernet frame structure
6.1.7 Ethernet frame fields
6.2 Ethernet Operation
6.2.1 MAC
6.2.2 MAC rules and collision detection/backoff
6.2.3 Ethernet timing
6.2.4 Interframe spacing and backoff
6.2.5 Error handling
6.2.6 Types of collisions
6.2.7 Ethernet errors
6.2.8 FCS and beyond
6.2.9 Ethernet auto-negotiation
6.2.10 Link establishment and full/half duplex
Summary

Module 7. Ethernet Technologies

Overview
7.1 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps Ethernet
7.1.1 10 Mbps Ethernet
7.1.2 10BASE5
7.1.3 10BASE2
7.1.4 10BASE-T
7.1.5 10BASE-T wiring and architecture
7.1.6 100-Mbps Ethernet

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 7.1.7 100BASE-TX
7.1.8 100BASE-FX
7.1.9 Fast Ethernet architecture
7.2 Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet
7.2.1 1000-Mbps Ethernet
7.2.2 1000BASE-T
7.2.3 1000BASE-SX and LX
7.2.4 Gigabit Ethernet architecture
7.2.5 10-Gigabit Ethernet
7.2.6 10-Gigabit Ethernet architectures
7.2.7 Future of Ethernet
Summary

Module 8. Ethernet Switching

Overview
8.1 Ethernet Switching
8.1.1 Layer 2 bridging
8.1.2 Layer 2 switching
8.1.3 Switch operation
8.1.4 Latency
8.1.5 Switch modes
8.1.6 Spanning-Tree protocol
8.2 Collision Domains and Broadcast Domains
8.2.1 Shared media environments
8.2.2 Collision domains
8.2.3 Segmentation
8.2.4 Layer 2 broadcasts
8.2.5 Broadcast domains
8.2.6 Introduction to data flow
8.2.7 What is a network segment?
Summary

Module 9. TCP/IP Protocol Suite and IP Addressing

Overview
9.1 Introduction to TCP/IP

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 9.1.1 History and future of TCP/IP
9.1.2 Application layer
9.1.3 Transport layer
9.1.4 Internet layer
9.1.5 Network access layer
9.1.6 The OSI model and the TCP/IP model
9.1.7 Internet architecture
9.2 Internet Addresses
9.2.1 IP addressing
9.2.2 Decimal and binary conversion
9.2.3 IPv4 addressing
9.2.4 Class A, B, C, D, and E IP addresses
9.2.5 Reserved IP addresses
9.2.6 Public and private IP addresses
9.2.7 Introduction to subnetting
9.2.8 IPv4 versus IPv6
9.3 Obtaining an IP Address
9.3.1 Obtaining an Internet address
9.3.2 Static assignment of an IP address
9.3.3 RARP IP address assignment
9.3.4 BOOTP IP address assignment
9.3.5 DHCP IP address management
9.3.6 Problems in address resolution
9.3.7 Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
Summary

Module 10. Routing Fundamentals and Subnets

Overview
10.1 Routed Protocol
10.1.1 Routable and routed protocols
10.1.2 IP as a routed protocol
10.1.3 Packet propagation and switching with a router
10.1.4 Connectionless and connection-oriented delivery
10.1.5 Anatomy of an IP packet
10.2 IP Routing Protocols

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 10.2.1 Routing overview
10.2.2 Routing versus switching
10.2.3 Routed versus routing
10.2.4 Path determination
10.2.5 Routing tables
10.2.6 Routing algorithms and metrics
10.2.7 IGP and EGP
10.2.8 Link state and distance vector
10.2.9 Routing protocols
10.3 The Mechanics of Subnetting
10.3.1 Classes of network IP addresses
10.3.2 Introduction to and reason for subnetting
10.3.3 Establishing the subnet mask address
10.3.4 Applying the subnet mask
10.3.5 Subnetting Class A and B networks
10.3.6 Calculating the resident subnetwork through ANDing
Summary

Module 11. TCP/IP Transport and Application Layer

Overview
11.1 TCP/IP Transport Layer
11.1.1 Introduction to transport layer
11.1.2 Flow control
11.1.3 Session establishment, maintenance, and termination
overview
11.1.4 Three-way handshake
11.1.5 Windowing
11.1.6 Acknowledgement
11.1.7 TCP
11.1.8 UDP
11.1.9 TCP and UDP port numbers
11.2 The Application Layer
11.2.1 Introduction to the TCP/IP application layer
11.2.2 DNS
11.2.3 FTP and TFTP
11.2.4 HTTP

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 11.2.5 SMTP
11.2.6 SNMP
11.2.7 Telnet
Summary

Case Study: Structured Cabling

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